diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 73723a0..96ae2a9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -65,10 +65,34 @@ log_message "Installing git..."
 apt-get install -y git >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
 check_status "Failed to install git"
 
-# Clone repository
-log_message "Cloning OSX-PROXMOX repository..."
-git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/luchina-gabriel/OSX-PROXMOX.git /root/OSX-PROXMOX >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
-check_status "Failed to clone repository"
+# Download repository (latest version only, without full history)
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/luchina-gabriel/OSX-PROXMOX.git"
+REPO_DIR="/root/OSX-PROXMOX"
+
+# Shallow + partial + sparse checkout: fetches only the files the setup needs.
+# The OpenCore ISO is left out on purpose - the setup downloads it into the ISO
+# storage on its own, so checking it out here would just duplicate ~96 MB.
+clone_latest_only() {
+    git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" &&
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" sparse-checkout set tools
+}
+
+log_message "Downloading OSX-PROXMOX repository (latest version only)..."
+if ! clone_latest_only >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1; then
+    log_message "Partial clone unavailable. Falling back to shallow clone..."
+    rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"
+    git clone --depth 1 "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+    check_status "Failed to clone repository"
+fi
+
+# Download submodules (GenSMBIOS) at their pinned revision only
+log_message "Downloading submodules..."
+if ! git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule update --init --depth 1 >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1; then
+    log_message "Shallow submodule fetch failed. Retrying with full history..."
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule deinit -f --all >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule update --init --force >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+    check_status "Failed to download submodules"
+fi
 
 # Ensure directory exists and setup is executable
 if [ -f "/root/OSX-PROXMOX/setup" ]; then
diff --git a/setup b/setup
index 2004ec6..7a0f8c6 100755
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ ensure_base64_xxd_dependency() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to ensure wget is installed
+ensure_wget_dependency() {
+  local logfile="${LOGDIR}/wget-dependency.log"
+  if ! command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    display_and_log "Installing wget..." "$logfile"
+    apt-get update >>"$logfile" 2>&1 || log_and_exit "Failed to update apt" "$logfile"
+    apt-get install -y wget >>"$logfile" 2>&1 || log_and_exit "Failed to install wget" "$logfile"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to set ISODIR based on selected ISO storage
 set_isodir() {
   local logfile="${LOGDIR}/iso-storage-detection.log"
@@ -328,7 +338,7 @@ detect_cpu_platform() {
 # Function to setup prerequisites
 setup_prerequisites() {
   local logfile="${LOGDIR}/prerequisites-setup.log"
-  cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/EFI/"*.iso "$ISODIR" || log_and_exit "Failed to copy EFI files" "$logfile"
+  # The OpenCore ISO is already provisioned in ISODIR by update_opencore_iso at startup
   printf "alias osx-setup='%s/setup'\n" "$SCRIPT_DIR" >> /root/.bashrc
   printf "LANG=en_US.UTF-8\nLC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8\n" > /etc/environment
   printf "set mouse-=a\n" > ~/.vimrc
@@ -862,6 +872,7 @@ update_opencore_iso() {
   iso_path="${ISODIR}/${OPENCORE_ISO}"
   oc_json_path="${ISODIR}/.smbios.json"
 
+  ensure_wget_dependency
   rm -f "$iso_path" >>"$logfile" 2>&1
   if ! wget -q -O "$iso_path" "$iso_url" >>"$logfile" 2>&1; then
     log_and_exit "Failed to download OpenCore ISO" "$logfile"